Office Depot in merger talks, 17 years after being denied by government regulators.
FORTUNE -- Office Depot (ODP) reportedly is in talks to merge with Office Max (OMX), in a consolidation play aimed at challenging Staples (SPLS) for office supply supremacy. But this isn't the first time that Office Depot has tried to lose its independence.
Back in September 1996, Office Depot agreed to be acquired by Staples in a $3.36 billion MORE